by PDR-Kellie | Feb 2, 2013 | Manitoba, Pretty Pictures
by PDR-Kellie | Jan 1, 2013 | Other, Other Places in Canada, Pretty Pictures, Uncategorized
Griffy’s a trooper! Yesterday she rode 11 hours in the truck with us, using her floor litter twice, and sleeping most of the way. It’s super cold up here (feels like minus 32) so she hasn’t had any outside time (which is okay, since she’s...
by PDR-Kellie | Jun 25, 2008 | Orillia, Pretty Pictures, Seasons
Today is the last day of school in my neck of the woods. And what that means is that my dear husband will soon be wandering around the house, watching DVD episodes of long-cancelled TV shows in the middle of the afternoon and generally attempting to find something to...
by PDR-Kellie | May 23, 2008 | Food, Ontario, Pretty Pictures, Recommended
Last week, I went to the countryside town of Uxbridge, Ontario on assignment. While there, I wandered into Bredin’s Bakery, bell jingling and old-fashioned porch door slamming behind me. Inside, as a fourth-generation baker toiled away in the background, I...
by PDR-Kellie | May 8, 2008 | Art, Pretty Pictures, Recommended, Writing Life
Busy, busy, busy. Working ten-hour days this week, while the world outside shifts between grey skies and sunshine, edged in cold and warm, air weighted in moments with humidity. Off to Uxbridge tomorrow for an assignment, while another lies all over my desk like an...
by PDR-Kellie | May 5, 2008 | Orillia, Pretty Pictures, Recommended, Seasons
This Saturday, J. and I took advantage of a break in the rain to head out to Grant’s Woods, a 52-acre section of forest protected by the Couchiching Conservancy, a land-trust organization that oversees the maintenance of several important acreages in and around...
